to the OP a Pass , Belles or Ayre SS preamp would be on my short list IF i was in your anti tube position….. i do get it….hand off an easy to use system to surviving spouse ( my plan is the NAIM Uniti Atom, which she loves )…. You are in very good hands w Nelson…. by the way a multi layer, heavy curved trace board is WAY better than point to point….unless you like…..noise…. |
how will the said chip be powered? Solar? Batteries ? A miniature built in nuclear reactor to eliminate the need for a power cord. Will that chip also reproduce music and will render speakers obsolete, thus also eliminating speaker cables? Just trying to envision such a device…and my imagination is failing me…help me out here… |
i was just talking about replacing ribbon connectors with chips. For your imagination, no separate electronic boxes at all only speakers, yes you will have to plug in your speakers but by then people will realize that AC is changed to DC and that very simple circuit is easy to design and doesn’t take an expensive AC cable. All controls will be on apps and the generic speakers will be controlled by signal and powered chips If you want to get better sound than everyone else you just pay for a more expensive app and better DSP. The future of the audiophile equipment lover is not so exciting. In the pro world already it’s not the hardware you have it’s the plugins. |
